Where does “fān” come from?

fān (Old Dutch) comes from Old Saxon fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

fān (Old Dutch): off, from

Definitions

  1. off, from

Ancestry of “fān”, step by step

fān traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon fāhan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfāhanto seize
2Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Proto-Germanic fanē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfanēfrom
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “fān”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon fāhan →